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Kid you not: Goats can read your face

Farmyard animals can react to humans with fear, indifference or occasionally - in the case of goats - hostility. Goats can differentiate between facial expre...

Reaction swift following court ruling puts Trans Mountain pipeline project in limbo

Canada's Federal Court of Appeal on Thursday halted the contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would almost triple the flow of oil from the Alberta ...

President Macron Rocked as Government Minister Quits Live on Air

His announcement came a day after the government promised to relax hunting laws, in a move widely seen as an attempt to bolster Macron's appeal in rural areas. ...

California will be the first state to eliminate bail before a trial

New Jersey and New Mexico have overhauled their bail systems as well, although neither state has completely eliminated the money aspect. In recent years, some...

Heat and humidity continue today

We'll have two days of this summer heat and likely add to our tally of 14 days of 90 or above for the year. The National Weather Service issued an excessive ...

Hawaii faces heavy rains as Tropical Storm Lane remains weak

Officials on Saturday said the biggest impacts involved minor rock falls at the summit and increased steaming from vents. An official says wildfires burned ni...

Larry Fitzgerald Among Athletes Serving At John McCain's Funeral

Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole on Sunday called John McCain his "hero". McConnell announced plans for the bipartisan committee just days after S...

Hawaii warnings dropped as tropical storm Lane weakens and leaves

Experts warned of "whiteout conditions" - steam loaded with particles and toxic gases produced when cool moisture hits lava - as the storm passes. About 200 m...

Incredible discovery of cave girl whose parents were different species

But finding an actual offspring of the two groups - which are more different from each other than any two present-day human groups - seemed like a rare stroke ...

Youtube star dies in horrific Dh734,000 supercar crash

The California Highway Patrol and San Diego Police Department identified the driver as 18-year-old Trevor Heitmann . Heitmann was banned from trading "skins"...

In the Arctic began to melt the oldest glacier

But this summer, southerly winds in a high-pressure system pulled the ice away from the coast, creating an unexpected opening. One meteorologist described the l...

Flash flood, landslide warnings issued as Hurricane Lane nears Hawaii

Buses around Honolulu have been picking up residents in need and taking them to shelters. Public schools were closed for the rest of the week and local govern...

Trump moves to dismantle set of pollution rules

Around 600 coal-fired units at 300 facilities could be covered by the proposed rule. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Tuesday it wou...

Stop flushing your contact lenses down the drain

The team hopes this first-of-its-kind research will cause contact lens makers to "take note and at minimum, provide a label on the packaging describing how to p...

Contact lenses not environment-friendly

The lenses tend to sink to the bottom of holding tanks at treatment facilities and where microbes only partially break down into small bits and microplastics. B...

Meet Steve: the mysterious purple ribbon in the sky

The light was nicknamed STEVE , and that's now its official name as well. The team didn't quite find out what it is, but they did realize that it doesn't share...

Hawaii may take hit from Hurricane Lane - NHC

Lane is forecast to move westward at a slightly slower forward speed from tonight through early Tuesday, followed by a turn toward the west-northwest starting l...

Australian PM Turnbull survives leadership challenge

Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faced off in a vote for the Liberal Party leadership today. The leadership challenge is the latest devel...

Hurricane Lane Looks Absolutely Massive From Space

Hurricane Lane strengthened to a category 5 storm on Tuesday as it headed toward Hawaii , where residents prepared for "life threatening" winds and flooding ...

Tracking Lane: Major hurricane targets Hawaiian Islands

Lane is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 miles per hour, a motion that is expected to continue tonight. Moderate size ESE swell from powerful Cat 4 Hu...

Trump's clean energy plan lowers costs for all Americans: EPA's Andrew Wheeler

This - the plan published on Tuesday - is that something. Trump's proposal for modest efficiency improvements at power plants falls far short of what's need...

Peter Dutton resigns ministry after leadership loss to Malcolm Turnbull

He's made good on that nearly immediately after the failed coup and resigned from his position as Minister for Home Affairs. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop sai...

Subtropical Storm Ernesto develops in Atlantic

After that, cooler waters and higher wind shear will likely force it to become post tropical. The National Hurricane Center started giving names to these ty...

Frozen in amber discovered the oldest insect

Local deposits of amber find the most stunning evidence of the past, including extinct microscopic frog and feathered tail of a dinosaur. Earlier in the Crime...

Breakfast Products Contain Monsanto's Roundup, Says EWG

Other brands that tested positive for glyphosate included Kellog's Oat Bran, as well as granola and granola bars with oats. Glyphosate is the active ingredi...

Prepare for sub-tropical Storm Ernesto

The subtropical storm recently formed over the north Atlantic and is set to reach Ireland on Saturday evening. Tropical Storm Ernesto is set to bring wet an...

State Of Emergency Declared In Red Tide-Devastated Areas Of Florida

And it's not just the red tide and saltwater that people should avoid - toxic blue-green algae polluted the freshwater Caloosahatchee River and area canals ...

Monsanto Roundup lawsuit: Jury awards $289 million to cancer patient

Berenberg analyst Alistair Campbell said resolving the issue could cost Bayer $5 billion, citing a rough estimate based on a past product liability settlement...

NASA launches first ever solar probe to 'touch the sun'

On board the Delta IV Heavy rocket is the Parker Solar Probe on its first mission to the sun . The spacecraft was visible over the Sunshine Coast on Sunday...

Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky with shooting star spectacular

As Cooke concluded: "As long as you have clear skies and you're away from the city, you should have a good show". The darker the sky the more meteors you will s...

NASA postpones launch of first solar probe until Sunday

Parker Solar Probe is the fourth mission this year for NASA's Launch Services Program, which is responsible for launch service acquisition, integration, analys...

Nasa counts down to launch of first spacecraft to 'touch Sun'

The 65-minute launch window opens at 3:33 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 37. Over the next seven years, the Parker Solar Probe wi...

Solar eclipse will be visible in southern China on Saturday

Depending on where you are in the world, you may have been able to witness the Moon slightly obscure the Sun in a partial solar eclipse today. In addition t...

Perseid meteor shower peaks Saturday, Sunday nights

No special equipment is needed, but if you want the best view, it helps to be as far from artificial light as possible. Weather will be flawless this weekend ...

Perseid Meteor Shower To Put On Brilliant Show This Weekend

Be sure to check your local weather forecast . But you don't need to stare at Perseus to spot meteors - in fact, it may be better to simply stare unfocused int...